Deon Brown Professor Wilard Writing Composition 6 October 2012 Architectural Solar Systems Present day architecture has advanced in many ways. A style of architecture which could prove to be very beneficial to Earth and its people in the future is solar energy architecture; the use of sun to channel energy and maintain a household. Solar energy still seems a mysterious subject to many people. According to Roy Erving in The Architectural Handbook‚ they make it seem as complicated as “putting
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the Renaissance relied more upon observations and would ultimately leading to the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century. Architectural reforms were brought about as well during the Renaissance. Before the renaissance‚ asymmetrical gothic architectures dominate Europe. However‚ it was during the Renaissance‚ buildings of high symmetry and proportion of the Classical Roman and Greek buildings that inspired architects of that time. The plans of the building have symmetrical appearance and the proportion
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Yale University‚ School of Architecture Architecture is the Thoughtful Making of Spaces Author(s): Louis Kahn Reviewed work(s): Source: Perspecta‚ Vol. 4 (1957)‚ pp. 2-3 Published by: The MIT Press on behalf of Perspecta. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1566850 . Accessed: 21/01/2013 18:06 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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ARCHHTC 236: HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM 2 Monsul Dewes - Tupara [ID# 5463936] ASSIGNMENT 1 – ANNOTATIONS The Ten Books on Architecture By Marcos Vitruvius Pollio Book I Chapter I: The Education of the Architect Marcos Vitruvius Pollio was a military engineer and architectural theorist of whom was the earliest whose writing remains from ancient times.1 His writing‚ “The Ten Books on Architecture” was lost for centuries until it was rediscovered in 1414 at the Swiss Monastery
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LIGHT AND ARCHITECTURE CÉSAR PORTELA Architect There is no need to define what natural light is‚ but we do need to remember that this light allows us to define what is around us‚ by day and night: the changing perception of the things or the bodies on which it impacts‚ and the space that contains them. Light‚ or absence of light‚ can also transform this space in each season‚ each day of the year‚ each hour of the day‚ each moment. With regard to Architecture‚ What is Architecture? Lao-Tse said
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Arrogance and Sophistication in Australian Architecture: The importance of idea behind Robin Boyd. James Carter 299553 When one looks at Robin Boyd’s “The Australian Ugliness‚” the apparent lack of artistic knowledge of Australian architecture and architectural knowledge becomes somewhat of an overpowering presence. Ideas of featurism and the Austerican way of life filter through one’s mind as it reminds us that such ideas are as prevalent today as they were when Boyd wrote the book
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Architecture in Pre-Historic Time and Ancient Egypt Architecture‚ over time has grown both in complexity and purpose‚ however it all started with the basic need for protection from environmental disturbances‚ wild animals and other human population. It does not just stop there. Superficial beliefs and other unnatural reasons were also the reasons for the creation of stone circles‚ monoliths and other monuments that demonstrated/represented a form of symbol. In order to understand the complex changes
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Based on Jonathan Hill’s Immaterial Architecture‚ the book that traces the changing science of space and the forces that define it‚ i.e.-material aspect (presence of matter) and the immaterial aspect (absence of matter)‚ this paper also examines the confluence and definition of space driven by both material and immaterial qualities. These elements are particularly important to study in context with the ever-changing landscape of 21st century architecture. Immaterial conditions like government
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various arguments brought forth in the two readings “Morality with Regard to the Commission” by Oriol Bohigas and “Patrons or Clients?” by Robert Gutman. Both the readings discuss the patronage of architecture in earlier days and how in the recent years clientage and capitalism has taken over architecture. How today the architects are harassed by the demands of the narrow minded clients contrary to the earlier centuries where architects enjoyed the trust and respect of the patrons who granted them
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representation Architecture is understood and studied from drawings and images. Drawings possess a life of their own and express the intentions of the architect. In the following essay‚ I would annotate the various arguments brought forth in the two readings‚ “The Necessity for Drawing: Tangible Speculation” by Michael Grave and “Architectural Drawings and the Intent of the Architect” by James Smith Pierce. Both the readings discuss about the importance of the language of drawing in architecture. Grave
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